01:10:45	Tatiana McKenna:	Is your organization connected with UK ENIC?
01:12:03	Chris Rea:	Hi Tatiana - no, we are not connected with UK ENIC although we have had dealings with them over the years.
01:12:48	Tatiana McKenna:	Thank you, Chris!
01:13:47	Tatiana McKenna:	Do you verify British degrees or international credentials too?
01:14:06	Peggy Hendrickson:	Woo hoo!
01:14:29	Chris Rea:	Ric has beaten me to it - yes, we also offer French and Irish qualification verification
01:14:30	Meg Wenger:	Love the international collaborations!
01:14:52	Chris Rea:	The more the better!
01:16:43	Peggy Hendrickson:	For the qualifications in HEDD, can this be initiated by the verifier, or does it have to be initiated by the student learner? (Historically, we've been able to verify British qualifications that we initiate. I haven't used VerifDiplom, but I thought those had to be student learner initiated.)
01:17:27	Chris Rea:	Hi Peggy. The verification is initiated by the verifier but requires the consent of the student/graduate.
01:17:30	Todd Colvard:	can only degrees be verified, or can transcripts (academic records) also be verified?
01:18:03	Chris Rea:	Hi Todd - degrees only.
01:18:35	Todd Colvard:	that's unfortunate
01:19:15	Peggy Hendrickson:	Thanks, Chris. Just to confirm, can we use our own verification form, or do we have to use a HEDD-specific form? Does it vary depending on country (France and future partners)?
01:20:10	Chris Rea:	We have contemplated introducing document verification in the past and are sure to again - obviously it would be driven by demand and we would be delighted to talk to you about this.
01:21:07	Peggy Hendrickson:	If you need a vocal group of people to show interest in having document verification, you've come to the right place! ;)
01:22:07	Chris Rea:	Ha! Ric might have answered your form question by now but if not let me know.
01:22:23	Tatiana McKenna:	Are you connected with ofqual?
01:22:29	Peggy Hendrickson:	Thanks
01:22:30	Meg Wenger:	Yep, except it's a seachange now that providers are requiring permission due to privacy laws.
01:24:29	Chris Rea:	Hi Tatiana- no, we don't have a connection with Ofqual although of course we have an interest in their remit.
01:24:48	Tatiana McKenna:	Thank you! Good to know.
01:29:19	Meg Wenger:	Thank you for the bogus institutions database!
01:29:38	Emily Tse:	The database of UK recognized institutions is fantastic. Thank you1
01:30:12	Chris Rea:	You're welcome! It's a rogue's gallery of degree fraud! Brexit University is one of our favourites.
01:30:30	Peggy Hendrickson:	hahahaha
01:30:56	Emily Tse:	Evil!
01:31:02	Todd Colvard:	how frequently is the database updated? how do you decide which hei-s to include?
01:32:56	Chris Rea:	Hi Todd. The legitimate institutions are synced with the Office for Students Register and the government's Listed Bodies list. Bogus institutions are added as and when we receive reports/conduct investigations. 
01:32:57	Emma Irving:	We add onto the database each time we find or are informed of a bogus institution. We operate a degree fraud hotline too!
01:32:58	Shereen Mir-Jabbar:	Do you have to be a registered HEDD user to access the database of bogus institutions?
01:33:28	Peggy Hendrickson:	I was just about to ask that, Shereen! And I was going to ask for the link as well.
01:33:28	Chris Rea:	Hi Shereen - no, it's public domain.
01:33:42	Emma Irving:	No you can view everything on Hedd - you only have to have an account if you want to submit a request
01:34:28	Emily Tse:	Oooh, can you speak more on the degree fraud hotline?
01:34:39	Chris Rea:	It's not presently possible to organise a search by 'bogus institution' on the database but we would be very happy to send you a list of them.
01:34:50	Shereen Mir-Jabbar:	that would be great if we could get the list
01:35:10	Emma Irving:	www.hedd.ac.uk
01:35:11	Tatiana McKenna:	We would like that list too:)
01:35:12	Peggy Hendrickson:	If we come across documents that purport to be from UK institutions that aren't listed on either your Bogus Universities list or on the gov.uk lists of listed or recognized bodies, is there a way we can share that information with you?
01:35:16	Peggy Hendrickson:	I would love that list, too!
01:35:24	Chris Rea:	I'll arrange it through TAICEP
01:35:42	Todd Colvard:	thank you!
01:35:50	Peggy Hendrickson:	Yay!
01:35:57	Robert:	Double yay!
01:35:58	Shereen Mir-Jabbar:	That's great, thank you!
01:36:13	Chris Rea:	Our degree fraud reporting officer is Adam Francis adam.francis@jisc.ac.uk - he would love to hear from you!
01:37:15	Peggy Hendrickson:	Fabulous
01:38:02	Peggy Hendrickson:	How far back do the records go? If it's an older degree, would it possibly need to be verified manually possibly, or does that vary by institution and how far back they've loaded their records?
01:39:29	Emma Irving:	Generally institutions are able to verify most degrees - older records will require manual verification and may take longer. Once you submit an enquiry you are given an expected by date for the response from the institution.
01:39:48	Peggy Hendrickson:	How can an institution sign up with Prospects Hedd to be able to verify degrees?
01:40:12	Peggy Hendrickson:	Apologies if this was already covered. Does HEDD only verify degrees from recognized bodies? Or are you able to also verify certificates or diplomas from listed bodies? Or diplomas/certificates from degree-awarding authorities? (I know it's called *Degree* datacheck, but I just wanted clarification.)
01:40:14	Emma Irving:	You can contact Richard!
01:40:35	Peggy Hendrickson:	Do you also verify theses with degrees, or is that all handled through ETHoS or individual institutions?
01:42:57	Meg Wenger:	Do you run into any legal issues by identifying bogus institutions?
01:43:39	Robert:	I was wondering the same thing, Meg.  It's an important issue in our field.
01:47:13	Meg Wenger:	Thanks, Ric and Chris!
01:47:14	Robert:	Thank you!
01:47:25	Tatiana McKenna:	Great presentation!!!!!!
01:47:33	Jeanie Bell:	Thank you all!
01:47:38	Sean Sweeney:	Thank you!!
01:47:42	Daniël van Dijck:	Thank you!
01:47:51	Emma Irving:	Thank you!
01:47:57	Shanker Munshani:	Thanks Richard, Todd and Chris